Sanitary belt



'April 16, 1935 B. `I Essl-:LBAUM ErAL 1,997,883

SANI TARY BELT Filed Aug. 18, 1934 INVENTORS Patented Apr. 16, 1935 PATENT OFFICE 1,997,883 SANITARY BELT Bessie Lesselbaum and Felix Lesselbaum,

Brooklyn, N. Y. y

Application August 18, 1934, Serial No. 740,397

1 Claim.

from by narrow pieces of elastic in which the ends4 of the pouch are stitched to the pieces of elastic.

Sanitary belts and pads have been provided in different types and designs, and some have been vprovided with a pouch suspended from a narrow elastic belt but substantially all of these devices require pins, snaps, buckles, or some fastening means and, as any hardware on a device of this nature is objectionable, it is desirable to provide a device in which all buttons, snaps, pins, or the like, are removed.

The object of the invention is, therefore, to. provide a simple, neat and comfortable sanitary belt in which all pins, snaps or other fastening means are eliminated.

Another object is to provide a pouch for a sanitary belt in which an absorbent pad may readily be held without any fastening means whatever.

and from which said pad may readily be removed.

Another object is to provide a sanitary belt in which the waist band is adjustable and from which a pouch may be supported with the forward end held stationary and with the back slidable in relation to the belt.

Another object is to provide a pouchfor a sanitary belt which may be attached to a narrow waist band or girdle, or any supporting means.

A further object is to provide a sanitary belt having a pouch that may readily be washed and cleaned.

-And a still further object is to provide a sanitary belt having a removable pad which is of a simple and economical construction.

With these ends in view the invention embodies a comparatively thin, narrow elastic belt form- 'ing a waist band'and a pouch having an opening in the upper side thereof and having narrow elastic bands attached to thev ends by which it 4Figure 3 is a detail showing the method of attaching the end strap of the pouch to the b el/t/l at the front.

Figure 4; is a cross sectionthru the pouch showing a. pad therein.

Figure 5 is a detail showing an alternate design 5 in which a tab is provided at the front of the belt.

Figure 6 is a detail showing a tab similar to that shown in Figure 5, which is adapted to be used at the back of the belt.

In the drawing the device is shown as it may be 10 made wherein numeral I indicates the belt, numeral 2 the pouch, numeral 3 the strap at the front of the pouch, and numeral 4 the strap at the back.

The belt I is preferably made of a comparative- 15 ly thin elastic band, and this may be provided with a buckle 5 at the frontby which the size s thereof may readily be adjusted.` The belt is otherwise plain, except that the end 6 at the front, which is positioned on the inside of the belt, is folded over to form a loop 1, thru which an end Il of the strap 3 may be placed, and in which the loop formed by folding over the end 8 of thestrap 3 may be held so that the strap 3 may be located on the belt. It will. be Vunder- 25 stood, however, that the manner in which these ends of the straps are folded to form the loops is only typical, as these loops may be formed in any manner, or the ends may be held together by any means. It Willbe noted that the end 8 is folded over to form a loop 9, and the forwardl part of the belt I passes freely thru this loop, thereby holding the end of the strap 3 to the inner end 6 of the belt and permitting the end of the strap 3 to slide on the outer portion of the 35 belt. 'I'he outer end of the strap 4 is also provided witha loop, as indicatedy by the numeral I0, and this loop is slirlable overthe belt I, so that the back may be free to slide in either direction. The ends of the straps 3 and 4 are stitched in the ends of the pouch, as shown .at the points II and I2, however, it will be understood that these may be attached to the pouch in any manner, or by any means.

The pouch 2 is preferably made of an oiled 45 silk, however, it wi11 be understood that it may be made of any other material and preferably of a material that is waterproofand which, at the saine time,'is soft and pliable, andwhich may also be washed. In the design shown in Figure 2 50 thepouch is made of a iiat piece of silk folded to form an envelope with an opening I3 in the' upper side andV with the edges brought together and stitched at the center of the bottom, as indicated by` theline I4. The corners may also be an absorbent pad I9 is shown Astood that the stitches I4 may be placed at one side, as shown at the point I6 in the design shown in Figure 4, in which the material is folded to form an envelope with the edges brought together and stitched at one side instead of in the center of the back, thereby leaving the back plain. In this design the pouch is indicated by the numeral I1, and this is provided with an opening I8 in the upper side and in this design in the pouch. It will be understood that a pad of any type or description may be used and this pad is placed in the pouch thru the opening in the upperj side with the ends of the; pad extending beyond the opening and tucked in the ends of the pouch. When standard napkins areused, the ends may be folded under the pad so that they will be on the under side thereof. 1 It will, therefore, be noted that a pad may readily be held in the pouch without changing the construction thereof and without using pins or any holding means.

In the design shown in Figures 5 and 6, the belt 2l), which is similar to the belt I, is provided with a tab 2l at the front and a similar tab. 22 at the rear, and these tabs are provided with loops 23 and 24 at their upper ends, by which they are slidable on the belt 20. The tab 2| is secured to the inner end 25 of the belt l2l) by stitches 26, so that the tab at the front may be located upon the belt, whereas the tab 22 is freely mounted lthereon. Whereas these tabs are shown on a belt similar to the belt I, it will be understood that they may be provided on a girdle or any other supporting means, and the straps 3 and 4 of the pouch 2 may be attached to these tabs in any manner or by any means.

It will be understood that other changes may be made in the device without departing from the spirit: of the invention.- One of which changes may be in the use of a pouch of any other type or design, another may be in the use of any other supporting means at the ends of the pouch, and still another may be in the use of any other means for supporting the device and to 5 which the ends of the straps 3 and 4 may be attached. A

The construction will be readily understood from the foregoing description. In use the device may be made as shown and described, and it will be noted that the belt may be placed around the waist and the pouch supported therefrom. An absorbent pad of any type may be provided in the pouch, and this mayI be held in position without the use of pins, snaps, or any holding means. This pad may also be readily removed and replaced as desired, andthe pouch may readily be washed and cleaned.

The belts-may be provided in different sizes and the straps 3 and I may also be provided in different lengths, so that all adjusting buckles, snaps, yor the like, are eliminated.

Having thus fully described the invention, what We claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

As a new article of manufacture, a sanitary napkin comprising a soft, pliable Water-proof pouch formed of a sheet of material folded over at one side to provide double thickness, stitched at the opposite side and ends, with the ends diagonally formed and withan opening in the upper surface, the length and width of which are relatively less than the length and width of the pouch providing overlapping sections extending inward from the edges of the pouch which provide the only holding means for a napkin in the pouch, and relatively small straps with loops at their outer ends extending into the ends of said pouch at the vertexes thereof, and held by the stitching of the pouch.

BESSIE LESSELBAUM.

FELIX LESSELBAUM. 

